For instance, activation-based methods may be indicated for depression, imaginary and in vivo exposure treatment may be useful for PTSD, and cognitive-behavioural interventions targeting dysfunctional meanings assigned to the loss and maladaptive coping may be indicated for typical grief-related symptoms.
Both parents are well-meaning, yet dysfunctional Boomers who act like teenagers, having a hard time negotiating adult lives.
Except for grandmother Mimi (Diane Ladd, Joyy is presented as pretty much the only sane person in her extended family, the one who holds it together and gets stuff done amid relatives who give new meaning to the word dysfunctional.
Falling labor force participation, sluggish wage growth, and associated dysfunctional marriage and child-rearing patterns have undermined the meaning of working people's lives as well.
The writing in "The Sound and the Fury" isn't difficult for the sake of difficulty, nor is its meaning confined to the story of one spectacularly dysfunctional Southern brood.
There are dysfunctional families everywhere, I'm sure they could take different meanings from that song.
But the folks on the hill — meaning Villa Somalia, the hilltop presidential palace — still seem as dysfunctional as ever.
One pollster interprets this to mean that most Americans across the political spectrum harbor a "pre-revolutionary" sentiment - meaning, they're mad as hell that our democracy is dysfunctional, but don't know what to do about it.
"What separates us from the others is that the characters have to be relatable," she added, meaning they are "quirky, exceptional, just a little off," without being "dysfunctional" or exuding "negativity".
Meaning, will a young black male student like me... with dysfunctional parents be left to make it on his own with no support?" he wondered, through a moderator.
